Toy or game



C. F. WAITE.

TOY 0R GAME. APPLICATION FILED 056.4, 1920.

Patented Nov. 21,1922

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TOY 0R GAME.

APPLICATION FILED ocf4. 1920;

13,436,221 Patented Nov. 21

Patented Nov. 21, 1222.

CHARLES E. VIAITE, BGSTON, IEASSACHUSETTE.

rev on same.

Application filed December Torfllwhomit may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES F. Warm, a citizen of the United States,residing in Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts,have invented an Improvement in Toys or Games, of which the followingdescription, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is aspecification, like characters on the drawings representing like parts.7

This inventionrelates to a game or toy with which the game of base ballmay be played in practically the same manner as the out door game isplayed.

To this end, the game or toy is provided with a base member having aregular diamond outlined thereon, and also having means whereby basehits, runs, outs and all the plays of the outdoor game may be scoredwith the exception of the base on balls and stolen bases. .The basemember also has mounted on it a device representing a batter, whichdevice is movable so as to enable it to strike the ball. The batter ispreferably mounted on a rotatable support or turn table which is capableof being turned so as to position the batter into dif ferent positionswith relation to the diamond. erably will be provided withrepresentations of the nine players inthe field. 1

These and other features of this invention will be pointed out in theclaims at the end of this specification.

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a game embodying this invention. c 1

Fig.2, an elevation of 1. looking toward the top of the sheet andbroken'away or toy to disclose the batter and ball.

F 3, a plan on an enlarged scale of the turn table and batter mountedthereon separated from the base member shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4, section on the line Fig. 3, showing also the base member.

Fig. 5, a section on the line 5 5, Fig. 1.

Fig, 6, a section on the line 6 6, Fig. 3,

wits the base member added.

Referring to the drawing a represents the base member which may be madeof wood The base member may and pref-' 4:, 1920. Serial No. 428,357.

diamond b, and which represent home plate .10, first base 12, secondbase 13, and third base 14.

.The base member a is also provided within the diamond with thedepression or cavity l5 representing the pitcher and outside of thediamond with the depressions or cavities 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, whichrepresent respectively the catcher, short stop, left, center and rightoutfielders. It is preferred to associate with the various depressionsor cavities referred to, figures of the. players assigned to thedifferent positions represented by the depressions or cavities referredto, which figures be painted on or otherwise aiiixed to the base membera.

The base member a supports a device 21, which represents a batter,which. device has aflixed to it a bat 22, which is designed to hit theball 23 of suitable sizeto rest in the depressions or cavities. Thedevice 21, which may be termed the batter, is represented as mounted ona pivot pin 241-, which is preferably supported by a turn table orrotatable support 25, which is mounted to turn in an opening in the basemember a and is supported by the latter, see Figs. 3 and 4. The pivotpin 24 is extended through the turn table 25 and is provided with acrank 26, which is connected by a spring .27 with a. stationary pin 28depending from an arm 29-secured as by screws 30.to the turn table 25.The crank 26 has connected with it a'string 31 provided with a ball 32constituting a handle.

The ball 32 is designed to be grasped by the child or other operator anddrawn upon to turn the pivot pin 24 against the opposition of the spring27, so as to move the batter 21 with relation to ball 23, and when thestring 31 is released by the operator the spring 27 turns the batter inthe opposite direction and causes the bat 22 to hit the ball 23 andknock it toward the players.

If the batted ball lands in the first base depression or cavity 12 asingle hit has been made by the batter; if it lands in the second basedepression 13 a double has been made; if it lands in the third basedepression 14: a triple has been made, and if it strikes the outfieldfences or walls and lands in the home plate depression 10 a home run hasbeen made.

if the batter makes a single hit by landing the ball in the first basedepression 12, a man is on first. If the batter on his next try lands inthe second base depression 13, the man on first is advanced to thirdbase and two men are now on the bases, one on third base and another onsecond base. If the batter on his next try knocks a single by landingthe ball in first base depression 12, the players on second and thirdare advanced home and two runs are scored.

If the batter lands the ball in the depression 17 of the short stop orin that of any of the outfielders, or of the pitcher or catcher, thebatter is out.

If the ball does not land in a depression and stops rolling inside thefoul lines 35, 36 of first and third bases, a strike has been made, andon three strikes the batter is out,

and three outs retire the side. If the ball hit by the batter rollsoutside the foul lines,

the first two fouls are called strikes as in the outdoor game as nowplayed. After two fouls the batter must hit the ball until he eithermakes a hit or is out.

By mounting the batter on the movable support or turn table 25, thelatter can be turned so as to direct the batted ball in a given ordesired direction and thereby effect what is called place hitting.

In Fig. 1, the turn table is shown by full lines in its central ornormal position and the batteris positioned to knock the ball towardsecond base. If is desired. to place the ball in the first basedepression, the arm 29 is moved by the operator into its dotted lineposition 1marked40 so as to position the batter toward firstbase. If itis desired to place the ball in the third base depresison, the arm 29 ismoved into its dotted line position marked 41. It will be observed, thatthe ball can be battedwith varying degrees of force depending upon theamount of ten sion or force imparted to the spring 2'7 by pulling on thecord 31, which enables the batter to try for a single, two bagger, threebagger or home run.

f the player desiresto try for a home lL1l1,'l3l16 turn table is movedso as to posi tion the batter toward the right field wall or fence, andthe string 31 is pulled to impart to the spring 27 its maximum tensionor force, which is sufficient to cause the ballto strike the right fieldfence, carom to the left field fence and return to the home platedepression, or the turn table can be turned into the position indicatedby the dotted lines ll and the play made from the left field fence.

It will be observed that with the toy or game herein shown, all theplays of the outing the invention is herein shown, but it is not desiredto limit the invention to the particular construction shown.

Claims:

1; In agame of the character described, in combination, abase memberprovided with depressions or cavities arranged to represent a' base.ball diamond and the players positions thereon, and having upright wallsto limit the area of the ball ground, and form the right, left andcenter fields thereof, a turn table mounted on said base member to turnfreely'thereon, a batter mounted on a pivot pin supported by said turntable to be moved' therewith and to be rotated independently thereof, abat carried by said better, and means for turning the turntable toposition the batter toward the right or left fields, and means forturning the batter independently of the turntable.

2. In a game of the character described, in combination, a base member,a turntable mounted on said basemember to turn freely thereon, a batterpivotally mounted on said turntable, to move therewith and to be turnedthereon, a bat rigid with said batter and extended downward to near theupper surface of the turntable to co-operate with a ball at rest on saidturntable, and means for turning said batter to cause the bat to strikethe ball on said turntable.

3. In a game of the character described, in combination, a base memberprovided with an opening extended through it, a turntable mounted insaid opening to turn freely therein, an arm attached to the underside ofsaid turntable for turning the latter in said opening, a pivot pinextended through said turntable and rotatable therein, a batter mountedon said pivot pin above the turntable to turn with said pin, a batcarried by said batter and inclined downward to near the turntable, aspring to turn the pivot pin in one direction in said turntable to causethe bat to hit a ball at rest on the turntable, and means for turningthe pivot pin in opposition to said spring.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

CHARLES F. WAITE.

